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we have to play a role, because the status of our economy and our fiscal capacity is a key piece of our strength and a nation, and we understand that. but our domestic fiscal constraints do not diminish budding threats overseas. many of the challenges we face are in headlines at every day, whether the aggressiveness of north korea and iran, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, continued turmoil across the middle east and north africa, or with a growing threat of cyber attacks. as a joint force and an army, we must make decisions based on the context of the security environment and the historical experience, not false assumptions about the future. last year the department of defense to build a collaborative process to publish a 2012 defense strategy. the strategy calls for on the department to invest in the capabilities critical for future success cannot resist the temptation to sacrifice readiness to retain force structure, rebuilt readiness in areas that would be emphasized over the past decade. a fundamental role in 10 of 11 identified missions, the army designated its fo
we have to play a role, because the status of our economy and our fiscal capacity is a key piece of our strength and a nation, and we understand that. but our domestic fiscal constraints do not diminish budding threats overseas. many of the challenges we face are in headlines at every day, whether the aggressiveness of north korea and iran, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, continued turmoil across the middle east and north africa, or with a growing threat of cyber attacks. as a...
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this problem has dogged our economy over the last few years. no one wants us to go back to the 110% mortgages that we had during the boom times, but we need to make available to young people the chance of earning a decent salary to be able to buy a decent flat or house with a mortgage that does not require a massive deposit. that has not been possible for people in recent years, and i think that the bank of england move on the funding for lending scheme-£80 billion-is now feeding through to the mortgage market and making available lower mortgages at a decent long-term rate. that is very important for our market. >> further to the prime minister's rather acerbic exchge
this problem has dogged our economy over the last few years. no one wants us to go back to the 110% mortgages that we had during the boom times, but we need to make available to young people the chance of earning a decent salary to be able to buy a decent flat or house with a mortgage that does not require a massive deposit. that has not been possible for people in recent years, and i think that the bank of england move on the funding for lending scheme-£80 billion-is now feeding through to...
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caller: we are now living in a very bad economy. we have many people who have lost their jobs, lost their homes. what is the total bad credit report of the people in this country? our government has a ton of debt. it to apply for credit and you have too much debt, you can get turned down. why is it that we have a government that is in trillions of dollars of debt but yet they can continue to borrow money? why is it that this government does not take into consideration people who lost their homes, lost their jobs? if you lose your job, you can get credit but they're going to charge you 7% or 80%. sometimes i think the whole credit system is a scam -- 17% or 18%. sometimes i think the whole credit system is a scam. guest: where your credit rating is and what is being reported in your credit report can have a major impact. i think that goes to the importance of checking your credit reports regarding the debt and government -- reports. regarding the debt and government, that is a good point. host: 8 wheat -- a tweet -- guest: that is a
caller: we are now living in a very bad economy. we have many people who have lost their jobs, lost their homes. what is the total bad credit report of the people in this country? our government has a ton of debt. it to apply for credit and you have too much debt, you can get turned down. why is it that we have a government that is in trillions of dollars of debt but yet they can continue to borrow money? why is it that this government does not take into consideration people who lost their...
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it is a self-inflicted wound on the economy. there are ample ways to do this that democrats have put forward legislation that would postpone the sequester until the end of the year in a balanced way. we have done this before a few months ago. republicans supported it then. there is no reason why we cannot do it again to allow congress the time to work on the regular led to torry -- legislative process. >> but it is a question of why the staff is not in communication with the top republicans in the senate on the issue. >> we are in regular communication on a variety of topics. i do not have any calls or communications to read out, but this is not complicated. the broader issue of further deficit reduction in a balanced way will require time. that is why it is important that congress moves forward with a temporary postponement of the sequester. the consequences of not doing that would be catastrophic. >> should the sequester take effect, i know the president and the government have outlined some severe consequences, good the econo
it is a self-inflicted wound on the economy. there are ample ways to do this that democrats have put forward legislation that would postpone the sequester until the end of the year in a balanced way. we have done this before a few months ago. republicans supported it then. there is no reason why we cannot do it again to allow congress the time to work on the regular led to torry -- legislative process. >> but it is a question of why the staff is not in communication with the top...
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it does not guarantee a sounder economy or a more stable job market. it does not guarantee that the best interests of our nation are being served. it does not guarantee that another young american man or woman will not going to lose their life, because we were not willing to make the right investments here in the first place. we need to say no to the politics of a lowest common denominator and of simplistic slogans and start making real choices that protect the interests of our country. that is imperative. [applause] unfortunately, the state department does not have our own grover norquist pushing a pledge to protect it. we don't have millions of aarp seniors who send in their dues and rallied to protect american investments overseas. the kids whose lives we are helping save from aids, the women we are helping to free from sex trafficking, the students who for the first time can choose to walk into a school instead of into it a short life with terrorism, their strongest lobbyists are the rare committed americans stand up for them and the resources we n
it does not guarantee a sounder economy or a more stable job market. it does not guarantee that the best interests of our nation are being served. it does not guarantee that another young american man or woman will not going to lose their life, because we were not willing to make the right investments here in the first place. we need to say no to the politics of a lowest common denominator and of simplistic slogans and start making real choices that protect the interests of our country. that is...
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it is also about the future of the economy of this country. anybody who looks at those economic numbers from the fourth quarter have to understand that if we continue on the path we're on we're going to put the economic growth of this country and everything that means, in terms of unemployment, impact to defense, and all the other sectors of our academy, we're going to put that back at risk. i can understand your frustration, i share it, and i don't blame you one bit. now, i have a question. you've talked about the impact on our men and women who are serving and on our security. but i want you, if would, talk a little bit more on the impact on this country's industrial base. i know that we have heard from some of the small businesses in new hampshire. there's been one firm quoted as 20,000 small businesses in its pipeline would be affected if these cuts are not addressed. i wonder if you could elaborate of the reverse ability of sequestration in the industrial base and the small businesses. >> well, thank you for the question because this is a
it is also about the future of the economy of this country. anybody who looks at those economic numbers from the fourth quarter have to understand that if we continue on the path we're on we're going to put the economic growth of this country and everything that means, in terms of unemployment, impact to defense, and all the other sectors of our academy, we're going to put that back at risk. i can understand your frustration, i share it, and i don't blame you one bit. now, i have a question....
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the impact on the economy would be terrible for american families. we don't want it. we think it is bad policy. it was designed to be bad policy. that was the whole point. the sequester was written in a way that would assure that congress would never let it happen. >> by putting it off, it could work to your advantage perhaps? >> i think you're misunderstanding or maybe we're not doing a good enough job trying to convince you. we support efforts in congress to buy down the sequester but they should come back and do it tomorrow or come back next week. buy it down so the sequester does not have an immediate effect and congress can get back to work and we can get that $4 trillion in deficit reduction that analysts have called for. we've been working for that. up to $2.7 trillion in deficit reduction has been achieved thus far. our deficit is coming down but we need to do more work to make sure that process continues. that's what we want, that's what the president wants. >> i have a question about cyber crime among other things. what can we expect? >> i think if you're ta
the impact on the economy would be terrible for american families. we don't want it. we think it is bad policy. it was designed to be bad policy. that was the whole point. the sequester was written in a way that would assure that congress would never let it happen. >> by putting it off, it could work to your advantage perhaps? >> i think you're misunderstanding or maybe we're not doing a good enough job trying to convince you. we support efforts in congress to buy down the sequester...
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we need a stronger economy and a broader tax base. the chamber has been advocating for immigration reform for years. this year might be the best chance to make it work. we believe immigration reform must have at least four opponent. it must secure the borders. we have made progress, but we have more to do. we must have employment-based visa row grounds that would allow businesses to use and great labor -- immigrant labor. 10,000 people in america retire everyday, seven days a week. we have got to be able to attract people at both ends of the scale. immigration reform must have a reliable, national employee verification system and not a system that is out to punish people. finally, it must provide a path out of the shadows. for the 11 million undocumented workers who are living in the united states. to succeed in a competitive and global economy, we have to remain an open and welcoming society. we have all kinds of committees at the commerce that decide on policies. my mother-in-law came to the united states at 11 years of age to join
we need a stronger economy and a broader tax base. the chamber has been advocating for immigration reform for years. this year might be the best chance to make it work. we believe immigration reform must have at least four opponent. it must secure the borders. we have made progress, but we have more to do. we must have employment-based visa row grounds that would allow businesses to use and great labor -- immigrant labor. 10,000 people in america retire everyday, seven days a week. we have got...
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one is an economy of stop, and the other is the economy of extortion. the economy of stop drives us to understand to point to the instability in our government. any system where the tiniest slice of the public dominates in the funding produces a system where a tiny number of americans can effectively block any change. it will always be that or at least almost always be that in the context where some much dependence exists on such a tiny number of participants. it is just a couple thousands who have to band together with these contributions to effectively make it possible that in our structure of separated powers you can block any change. this is an economy that depends on polarization. people point to polarization as the cause. it is an effect. it depends on the dysfunction, because the more dysfunctional the institution is, the easier it is to sell this opportunity to block. this function is the business model, which is what a journalist points out lobbyists who profit from the dysfunction of this are fighting against the reform of the senate, which mi
one is an economy of stop, and the other is the economy of extortion. the economy of stop drives us to understand to point to the instability in our government. any system where the tiniest slice of the public dominates in the funding produces a system where a tiny number of americans can effectively block any change. it will always be that or at least almost always be that in the context where some much dependence exists on such a tiny number of participants. it is just a couple thousands who...
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when the economy is good, demand goes up. that is the reality of the .lobal economy we live thin manipulating trade is not going to have a good effect. guest: we do need to focus on efficiency. one thing that's so important is it will shoulder american -- shelter american families from volatility. host: howard in california. caller: good morning. host: thank you 4 waiting. caller: mr. edwards brings to point exactly the difference between capitalism and social democratic attitudes. caller after caller on the democratic line. "let's make ourselves economically sufficient and efficient in fuel to power our nation." it is amazing that people cannot get their arms around the fact we live in a capitalistic country that has created this country with free markets. i still have my shovel in my garage for my shovel-ready jobs. tell me how we will fix it with more government spending? host: jennifer erickson? guest: it is interesting to hear people's take on the current president. this president is a huge promoter of the private sector
when the economy is good, demand goes up. that is the reality of the .lobal economy we live thin manipulating trade is not going to have a good effect. guest: we do need to focus on efficiency. one thing that's so important is it will shoulder american -- shelter american families from volatility. host: howard in california. caller: good morning. host: thank you 4 waiting. caller: mr. edwards brings to point exactly the difference between capitalism and social democratic attitudes. caller after...
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that is why i am turning around the japanese economy. i said a moment ago that the agents are making great progress with the exceptions of a single country. i should have added the exception, of course. north korea. the nuclear test, inducing an added distinction. the nuclear ambitions should not be tolerated unless they give up on developing a nuclear arsenal. they objected. my government will give them no reward. this is no regional matter. we should work with the u.s., south korea, and others to stop them from seeking those ambitions. if you look at the lapel of my jacket, u.s., south i put on a blue ribbon to remind myself each and every day that i must bring back the japanese people that north korea has objected. among banharn was a girl -- among them was a girl who was only 13. that is the reason why behind human rights, japan must stay strong. for the economy and also for national defense. i put onlet me tell you that jt be here as well. to increase for the first time in many years, the budget for homeland defense. today, here, wi
that is why i am turning around the japanese economy. i said a moment ago that the agents are making great progress with the exceptions of a single country. i should have added the exception, of course. north korea. the nuclear test, inducing an added distinction. the nuclear ambitions should not be tolerated unless they give up on developing a nuclear arsenal. they objected. my government will give them no reward. this is no regional matter. we should work with the u.s., south korea, and...
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he is not against the carbon economy per se. he has to deliver something. >> we will give our closing statements. i apologize to the gentleman at the microphone. a couple of minutes to sum up. >> the decision on any large issue will be on practical and symbolism. we have seen that tonight. the keystone represents the equivalent of 6 million new -- on american highways. the ambassador was very good and saying to put good oil in. i often say the issue be that chicken coming into roost. he ran against and environmentalists in 2008. there was a carbon tax. he is working to do it a third time. he spent his entire political career defeating environmentalists. now he needs a favor from one. that one lives at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> i think candidate could make this easier for the president. he has to deliver something on climate. they would like to see more concrete steps being taken. here are concerns. they have to show that they are taking it seriously. it might mean taking some harsh regulations. that would cost them a lot poli
he is not against the carbon economy per se. he has to deliver something. >> we will give our closing statements. i apologize to the gentleman at the microphone. a couple of minutes to sum up. >> the decision on any large issue will be on practical and symbolism. we have seen that tonight. the keystone represents the equivalent of 6 million new -- on american highways. the ambassador was very good and saying to put good oil in. i often say the issue be that chicken coming into...
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this has to do with a rotten economy. older adults are staying in the work force longer any younger adults staying out of the work force longer because they cannot get into it. host: if you don't have a retirement, there is this option -- norman is joining us from maryland, 45 years old. how much have you saved so far for your retirement? caller: first, thanks for having an article on this subject. i have been waiting for this opportunity. i have $2,800 in my 401k plan. i am wanting your opinion for people my age. i was born in 1968. it seems we are at the tail end of the pension plans and profit- sharing and at the front end of all the financial crises in the country. people my age, it seems we were never able told the 10% we were told, the city to hold 10% your entire working life for your retirement. between jobs and layoffs -- and i have always been fortunate to make as much as college graduates, but between the jobs and layoffs throughout my work life and the clinton era taxes and everything -- i'm not blaming him, i
this has to do with a rotten economy. older adults are staying in the work force longer any younger adults staying out of the work force longer because they cannot get into it. host: if you don't have a retirement, there is this option -- norman is joining us from maryland, 45 years old. how much have you saved so far for your retirement? caller: first, thanks for having an article on this subject. i have been waiting for this opportunity. i have $2,800 in my 401k plan. i am wanting your...
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this is a country that has frustrated with the economy and jobs. the amount of attention given to other issues, as opposed to those two, is extraordinarily frustrating to the american people. the want to know what will happen. they hear this expectation, these two responses, that are so clearly in conflict. there is no resolution. having said that, from the speaker's point of view, he has put forth a lot of bills that have died in the senate. i think that is unfortunately reflective of the senate discourse, in terms of both sides -- the focus tends to be on both political bases where political points can be scored, as opposed to tour the country is, which is, were -- how do get something done? host: the front page of the new york magazine -- can tech savvy republicans overthrow their party is disconnected old guard? -- guest: a woman who works for me did a lot of the research that gets quoted in there. look -- here is the bottom line -- when you're running for president, as mitt romney was, and you say it does not matter what i say, but it is a ref
this is a country that has frustrated with the economy and jobs. the amount of attention given to other issues, as opposed to those two, is extraordinarily frustrating to the american people. the want to know what will happen. they hear this expectation, these two responses, that are so clearly in conflict. there is no resolution. having said that, from the speaker's point of view, he has put forth a lot of bills that have died in the senate. i think that is unfortunately reflective of the...
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but the next "washington journal," a look at how that will affect the economy. more about the president's economic proposals with jennifer eric sent from the center for american progress. we will take questions on the president's proposals for immigration, education, and manufacturing. a representative of the american indian congress talks about tribal relationships with the federal government and cultural issues within the native american community. "washington journal" is live every day on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> china is communism in name only today. the preserve the power of the members of the communist party. they basically through most of the the ideology aside when the country was opened up, and it is now capitalist haven. condi is now in china, they talked at great lengths about marxism, leninism, but it is all about preserving the power -- the party's power economically as the country grows. they threw aside most vestiges of communism long ago. in north korea, it is all about preserving the power of the military and the kim dynasty. it has nothi
but the next "washington journal," a look at how that will affect the economy. more about the president's economic proposals with jennifer eric sent from the center for american progress. we will take questions on the president's proposals for immigration, education, and manufacturing. a representative of the american indian congress talks about tribal relationships with the federal government and cultural issues within the native american community. "washington journal" is...
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developing economies are the epicenters of brokers and their open for business. and the united states needs to be at that table it. if we want a new list of assistance graduates, countries that used to receive aid from us, we cannot shy away from telling this story to the american people, to your members of congress, and to the world. let me emphasize, jobs and trade are not the whole story and nor should they be. the good work of the state department and usaid is measured not only in the value of the dollar, it's also measured in our deepest values. we got your security and stability in other parts of the world, knowing that failed states are among our greatest security perhaps and the new partners are our greatest assets. the investments that we make support our efforts to counter terrorism and violent extremism wherever it flourishes. we will continue to help countries provide their own security, use diplomacy when possible, and support those allies and take the fight to terrorists. remember, i cannot emphasize this enough, i'm looking at a soldier in front of
developing economies are the epicenters of brokers and their open for business. and the united states needs to be at that table it. if we want a new list of assistance graduates, countries that used to receive aid from us, we cannot shy away from telling this story to the american people, to your members of congress, and to the world. let me emphasize, jobs and trade are not the whole story and nor should they be. the good work of the state department and usaid is measured not only in the value...
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like a the economy is a human being, like the economy is more important than our land and water. water is a non renewable resource. we cannot take it for granted. the alliance has never signed a treaty. we have never gone to war. we have never ceded our territories and we never will. [applause] under the united nations declaration on the rights of indigenous people, the alliance has not given our free, pryor, and informed consent to this project. -- free, prior, and informed consent. in canada, there is a judicial review process going on. while it is under way, the government has made public statements to the effect that this project will go through. [boo's] over the last year, my country has made changes to environmental laws to ease the burden on industry to withiminant laly go forward these projects. specifically, we have we billc 38 and c 45 that have been passed over the last nine months in ottawa. there was no discussion. they did not asked our permission to do this. they just did. the time has come in our idle no more movement also. [applause] we want to let the general pu
like a the economy is a human being, like the economy is more important than our land and water. water is a non renewable resource. we cannot take it for granted. the alliance has never signed a treaty. we have never gone to war. we have never ceded our territories and we never will. [applause] under the united nations declaration on the rights of indigenous people, the alliance has not given our free, pryor, and informed consent to this project. -- free, prior, and informed consent. in canada,...
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will devastate our economy. 750,000 job losses will devastate our economy. the economic security of the middle class is going to be threatened. extreme events out of our control do devastate an economy. in this case, the extremism of an out of control republican majority will devastate our economy and that is unacceptable and my final point is this. i want to just remind people. when democrats were in the majority, we didn't have sequestration, with republicans in the majority, there will be sequestration. when we are back in the majority, we won't have sequestration, so for the defense workers who may get pink slips and the federal law enforcement officers who may be furloughed, and the f.b.i. agents and the food inspectors who are looking at layoffs, i want to remind them that those pink slips have been brought to you by this republican of chronic chaos. we have a plan, they've got partisanship. we have a compromise. they've got a recess. it is time for them to get to work, to avoid this crisis. and stand up for the middle class. thank you. >> i thank my c
will devastate our economy. 750,000 job losses will devastate our economy. the economic security of the middle class is going to be threatened. extreme events out of our control do devastate an economy. in this case, the extremism of an out of control republican majority will devastate our economy and that is unacceptable and my final point is this. i want to just remind people. when democrats were in the majority, we didn't have sequestration, with republicans in the majority, there will be...
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we knew people were weary of the economy. we wanted to see how we fit in and what was going on on the other side. by the time the debt ceiling hit, we had a good sense of the landscape. the debt ceiling, we were kind of galvanized in this cohesion to move forward. >> stuart, what was your assumption of what the primary would be about before the announcement speech? writing all of that -- the public does not realize. you go back to the obama announcement speech. it lays out the entire message of the campaign. you are working on that and the governor is working on that. >> we talked about this a lot. we had a premise that we would not have an announcement speech that you could give the day before the general election. that was our goal. we got that the reagan announcement speech and used as a model. it was one that was successful. it was a model of the speech that president reagan gave the day before. it was in the general election. we always believe that we wanted the primary to be about the economy. mitt romney would be that
we knew people were weary of the economy. we wanted to see how we fit in and what was going on on the other side. by the time the debt ceiling hit, we had a good sense of the landscape. the debt ceiling, we were kind of galvanized in this cohesion to move forward. >> stuart, what was your assumption of what the primary would be about before the announcement speech? writing all of that -- the public does not realize. you go back to the obama announcement speech. it lays out the entire...
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we knew people were wary of the economy. we wanted to see how we fit in and what was going on on the other side. by the time the debt ceiling hit, we had a good sense of the landscape. the debt ceiling, we were kind of galvanized in this cohesion to move forward. >> stewart, what was your assumption of what the primary would be about before the announcement speech? writing all of that -- the public does not realize. you go back to the obama announcement speech. it lays out the entire message of the campaign. you are working on that and the governor is working on that. >> we talked about this a lot. we had a premise that we would not have an announcement speech that you could give the day before the general election. that was our goal. we got that the reagan announcement speech and used as a model. it was one that was successful. it was a model of the speech that president reagan gave the day before. it was in the general election. we always believe that we wanted the primary to be about the economy. mitt romney would be that
we knew people were wary of the economy. we wanted to see how we fit in and what was going on on the other side. by the time the debt ceiling hit, we had a good sense of the landscape. the debt ceiling, we were kind of galvanized in this cohesion to move forward. >> stewart, what was your assumption of what the primary would be about before the announcement speech? writing all of that -- the public does not realize. you go back to the obama announcement speech. it lays out the entire...
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about what it could mean to the local economy. and what the bottom line is for healthcare providers. no one has better credibility speaking about what is best for patients and doctors. make sure your voices are heard. you can also help educate people about new insurance options that are coming. as you know all too well from personal experience, dealing with health insurers is not exactly a favorite thing to do. for many americans, health insurance is confusing, frustrating, something people want to avoid thinking about until they have to. again, you and a lot of people around you and your teams can be messengers to help educate your parents, family members, friends, neighbors about new coverage options that are beginning this october. a great place to start is our website, it has some clear information about the law, about who is eligible for coverage, and how people will be able to get started. as i mentioned earlier, i hope you will continue to lend your voices to the important debate about how we can come together as a country.
about what it could mean to the local economy. and what the bottom line is for healthcare providers. no one has better credibility speaking about what is best for patients and doctors. make sure your voices are heard. you can also help educate people about new insurance options that are coming. as you know all too well from personal experience, dealing with health insurers is not exactly a favorite thing to do. for many americans, health insurance is confusing, frustrating, something people...
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above all, you have to get the economy growing. that creates jobs and revenue from economic growth, not higher taxes. president obama not only once higher taxes, he is actually preventing economic growth in private sector and job creation. he is blocking it with more regulation, red tape, and bureaucracy. host: senator john hoeven in the weekly -- hogan in the response to the weekly address. both sides have their talking points down pretty well. sequestration will kick in and then what? guest: people who are affected will begin to feel some of the effects from it when they do not get checks. host: the layoffs at the pentagon did not take effect until late april, correct? guest: a lot of this stuff will not happen for months. if there are many things they begin to think and to be unjust, and an opportunity to do a fix. we are going to have a lot of the same period a lot of the gaming and trying to figure out whose political advantage is it is to take advantage of. host: this is from one of our viewers. raising taxes is not unnecessa
above all, you have to get the economy growing. that creates jobs and revenue from economic growth, not higher taxes. president obama not only once higher taxes, he is actually preventing economic growth in private sector and job creation. he is blocking it with more regulation, red tape, and bureaucracy. host: senator john hoeven in the weekly -- hogan in the response to the weekly address. both sides have their talking points down pretty well. sequestration will kick in and then what? guest:...
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going to be the candidate of the economy. and to beat mitt romney, you had to beat him on the economy. every candidate would have to be able to trump him on that and we were fairly confident of candidate would be able to do that. and that the process of the primary was going to be a referendum on who was best suited to defeat barack obama, to base barack obama. not in electability sense but in a thematic cents. in that sense, the primary, as much as possible would not be one where you go off and spend the primary talking about x, and then have to shift and talk about y in the general election. that was a theory out. if you go back and read the announcement speech, it was a speech he could have given before the general election. >> larry mentioned the formative research we were doing. i think we all would agree that we all believed the race was going to be about the economy in some form or fashion. the question was, what was the definition of what the economy was. in all the research we did in the spring of 2011 was largely ab
going to be the candidate of the economy. and to beat mitt romney, you had to beat him on the economy. every candidate would have to be able to trump him on that and we were fairly confident of candidate would be able to do that. and that the process of the primary was going to be a referendum on who was best suited to defeat barack obama, to base barack obama. not in electability sense but in a thematic cents. in that sense, the primary, as much as possible would not be one where you go off...
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economy. it is maybe the best investment you can make because you confront the fact that today, the president said only one out of three kids in the country are in high-quality preschool, and they're not ready to learn. we spend a lot more money once they get to the public education system to try to get them up to speed. you get them ready before they show up to school. and when other kids that have access to early childhood education are likely to earn more money later on in life and put that money back in the treasury. if you want to create a generation of generators, that is the biggest problem with the deficit. it is really a consequence of less money coming into the economy because of a slow economic growth rate. preschool is the best way to start moving kids to the point of it will be able to earn a lot of money that they can pay back to the treasury. it is a smart investment. when we look at all the places that we could spend money, it gets you the best bang for your buck. >> president
economy. it is maybe the best investment you can make because you confront the fact that today, the president said only one out of three kids in the country are in high-quality preschool, and they're not ready to learn. we spend a lot more money once they get to the public education system to try to get them up to speed. you get them ready before they show up to school. and when other kids that have access to early childhood education are likely to earn more money later on in life and put that...
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the app economy. everyone seems to be carrying around a smart phone, and i bet on there.several app as there are people who write those. and that will continue. host: the christian science monitor also has a list of the most inventive and innovative cities. where are the boom areas that you're watching? guest: you cannot go anywhere and think about technology without thinking about silicon valley. that will be a place to see more growth. if you look at the places that generate the most patents, they are the places that are already very innovative. we took a look at cities where there are more patents per thousand residents. and then you get a few more interesting places. san jose is still no. 1. but then you get smaller cities like burlington, vt., rochester, minn., corvallis, ore., etc. i should point out that the list is a little bit misleading because some of these places have large facilities. poughkeepsie, new york, for example, which is no. 6, it has an ibm facility there. that has a boost in th
the app economy. everyone seems to be carrying around a smart phone, and i bet on there.several app as there are people who write those. and that will continue. host: the christian science monitor also has a list of the most inventive and innovative cities. where are the boom areas that you're watching? guest: you cannot go anywhere and think about technology without thinking about silicon valley. that will be a place to see more growth. if you look at the places that generate the most patents,...
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[laughter] on the economy, i hope and i believe the president will get serious on the economy in the second term. i hope you will build a strong economic team that has diverse skills and practical business guilds. -- skills. toe they can use oureach out business. what is happening in washington is enormously frustrating. the fiscal cliff -- we got solutions out there like simpson-bowles. you may are may not like pieces of simpson-bowles, but at least it is a starting point to have a dialogue and adjust some of the issues you have got to address. my hope is that there'll be a enough restaurant congress in the second terms of that we can begin to get some of the changes that we need to make it our economy will remain competitive on an ongoing basis. >> you are a supporter of the president? >> i see no reason why it cannot be better. we will not create growth and jobs unless there is a stronger relationship. both the companies and small businesses. we had 25 million active sellers on ebay. roughly three to 4 million of them are small businesses. it is a small business. this operated in
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him on the economy. so every candidate was going to have to post up and be able to trump him on that. we were fairly confident that no candidate would be able to do that. and that the process of the primary was going to be resting on who would be the best candidate to defeat barack obama. in that sense, the primary, as much as possible, is not going to be one of these primaries that you spend the primary talking about x then you have to shift about y in the general election. and that is the theory of it. if you read the announcement speech it was a speech that you could have given before the general election. >> i want to jump ahad on you but the interesting thing larry mentioned the research we were doing. i think we would all agree that we believed the race would be about the economy, in some form or fashion. the question is, what is the definition of what the economy was? all that research that we did in the spring of 2011 was largely about how people saw their economy in their own experience and the
him on the economy. so every candidate was going to have to post up and be able to trump him on that. we were fairly confident that no candidate would be able to do that. and that the process of the primary was going to be resting on who would be the best candidate to defeat barack obama. in that sense, the primary, as much as possible, is not going to be one of these primaries that you spend the primary talking about x then you have to shift about y in the general election. and that is the...
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caller: that would be clinton with the economy. he picked up the economy and we had a surplus. host: who wood your parents have said? caller: probably fdr, because he helped everybody, like social security and when there was no work, he helped people find work, came up with programs to help them get work. i'm not sure what it was called because i was not keeping up with it back then. all these programs became up with to help the working man. host: you remember your parents talking about this? caller: i do. host: how did they view government back then? caller: before he helped them, they probably gave it a 0 rating. host: francis, tennessee, republican caller. george washington? caller: correct. because he started the country, made the constitution were initially. before that, and he was the first in war, the first increase. he was a good and virtuous man and set an example for the rest of the president's to follow. host: what example is that? caller: he served two terms and stepped down. he advocated for a long time, people staying out of foreign entanglements. host: who would
caller: that would be clinton with the economy. he picked up the economy and we had a surplus. host: who wood your parents have said? caller: probably fdr, because he helped everybody, like social security and when there was no work, he helped people find work, came up with programs to help them get work. i'm not sure what it was called because i was not keeping up with it back then. all these programs became up with to help the working man. host: you remember your parents talking about this?...
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fed on recent remarks that the central bank's efforts putting tens of billions of dollars into the economy every month should not end anytime soon." right next to that on the front page, "china has hacked most of washington." "this is the usual answer, a list of those hacked in recent years include law firms, human rights groups, contractors, and national offices, federal agencies. the information copper mines by such in truth and would be enough -- the information compromised by such intrusions -- the only question is whether the chinese have the analytical resources to sort through the massive troves of data they steal every day. the dark secret is that there is no such thing as a secure network." law firms, think tanks, newspapers, if there is something of interest, you should assume you've been penetrated." by the way, this week and on the communicators program, which airs saturdays at 6:30 p.m., michael daniel, the president of cybersecurity coordinators. he will be the guest on "the communicators" on c-span. a couple more articles i want to show you. this right here, the photo of sen
fed on recent remarks that the central bank's efforts putting tens of billions of dollars into the economy every month should not end anytime soon." right next to that on the front page, "china has hacked most of washington." "this is the usual answer, a list of those hacked in recent years include law firms, human rights groups, contractors, and national offices, federal agencies. the information copper mines by such in truth and would be enough -- the information...
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community, and not necessarily writing a check, but it is shocking when you look at the cost it adds to our economy of mental health. $50 billion just from absenteeism. and it is not that hard to put the programs to the other, and the economics are very simple. the costs of not investing in the mental health system cannot take 10 years to pop up somewhere else on the budget. they show up in that 12-month time period in the past two years we of closed 4000 psychiatric inpatient beds in this country. during that same time, prisons have seen a 25% increase in the number of prisoners with serious mental illness. we all know a prison bed will cost you $30,000. the psychiatric beds will cost you less here than you find those dollars somewhere else in the system, whether it is a homeless shelter or prison. it is in real time, not 5-10 years down the line. >> except for gary, i did not hear, what specifically is being done to try to demystify mental illness so it is seen as a disease, and who are you reaching out to, if anyone? what else do you need? members of the media are here and members of the enterta
community, and not necessarily writing a check, but it is shocking when you look at the cost it adds to our economy of mental health. $50 billion just from absenteeism. and it is not that hard to put the programs to the other, and the economics are very simple. the costs of not investing in the mental health system cannot take 10 years to pop up somewhere else on the budget. they show up in that 12-month time period in the past two years we of closed 4000 psychiatric inpatient beds in this...
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on the next "washington journal," a look at how that would affect our economy. for more, jennifer erickson and chris edwards will take a look at the present's proposals for job creation. and jefferson keel will talk about social and cultural issues among native americans. "washington journal" is live every day on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> the communism of china is communism in name-only these days. they basically through most ideology aside and opened the country up. it is a capitalist haven now. communism in china, they talk in great length about marxism, but it is all about preserving the party's power economically as the country begins -- continues to grow. in north korea, it is all about preserving the power of the military and the kim dynasty. has nothing to do what -- with what carl marxism is. how it emerged as something different than communism. it was a fascinating split. >> keith richburg with insights from wrong world. sunday at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> now, a discussion of anti bullying efforts in public schools. the columbia university insti
on the next "washington journal," a look at how that would affect our economy. for more, jennifer erickson and chris edwards will take a look at the present's proposals for job creation. and jefferson keel will talk about social and cultural issues among native americans. "washington journal" is live every day on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> the communism of china is communism in name-only these days. they basically through most ideology aside and opened the country...